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Researchers Find ‘Backdoor’ in Encrypted Police and Military Radios

07.24.23

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Feds Indict Kansas Man for Allegedly Hacking Into Water Supply

04.01.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City’s Water Supply, Police Say

02.08.21

By Joseph Cox and Jason Koebler
Tech

But Actually, How Scary Is Critical Infrastructure Hacking?

11.15.19

By Ben Makuch
Tech

People Are Recklessly Speculating That the Massachusetts Gas Explosions Were a Stuxnet-Related Hack

09.14.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

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08.08.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
News

Hackers are targeting U.S. and European energy infrastructure, report says

09.06.17

By Noah Kulwin
Raheem Beyah (left), associate chair in the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and David Formby (right), a Georgia Tech Ph.D. student.

Tech

A New Type of Malware Can Lock Power Plant Computers For Ransom

02.14.17

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The Ukrainian Power Grid Was Hacked Again

01.10.17

By Kim Zetter
Tech

Power Plants Are Hackable Because Employees Are Still Using Pagers

10.25.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

How Cyberattacks on Critical Infrastructure Could Cause Real-Life Disasters

08.16.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

How Drones Could Help Hackers Shut Down Power Plants

08.04.16

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

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